Alan K. Rode

John Reinhardt: Direction Without Borders

Steven C. Smith and Alan K. Rode’s documentary about director John Reinhardt.

Nightmare: The Life and Films of Cornell Woolrich

A documentary by Steven C. Smith and Eddie Muller exploring the life and work of author Cornell Woolrich.

Jack Wrather: A Legacy of Film and Friendship

A documentary by Steven C. Smith and Alan K. Rode featuring interviews with Chris Wrather and Gretchen (Castle) Bernfeld.

Eagle-Lion: A Noir-Stained Legacy

A history of the Eagle-Lion Studio.

Hollywood Champion: A Tribute to Kirk Douglas

In it, film noir expert Alan K. Rode and critic Constantine Nasr offer an enthusiastic but very fair assessment of Douglas' career and personal life as well as some of the big films he made that are now considered timeless classics. The program was produced exclusive for Via Vision Entertainment.

Freeing “Trapped”

Film noir expert Eddie Muller and others discuss the classic film Trapped.

American Frontiers: Anthony Mann at Universal

An all-new documentary about filmmaker Anthony Mann and his time making films for Universal Studios in the 1950's.

The Man Who Cheated Himself-Revisited

Behind the scenes of "The Man Who Cheated Himself" (1950)

A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D

Documentary about the use of 3-D technology in Inferno (1953) and the advent of CinemaScope, in 1953 in the film The Robe (1953).

Love Is a Roller Coaster: Woman on the Run Revisited

Documentary on the making of the film, from script to noir classic, produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation.

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s. The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal and production photos and footage, revealing Walsh's extraordinary, adventurous life on and off the set. From his apprenticeship with D.W. Griffith to his discovery of John Wayne and Rock Hudson, from the innovative 'The Thief of Bagdad' (1924) to the widescreen 'The Big Trail' (1930), from his classic work with Cagney, Bogart and Flynn to his mastery of every genre (musicals, comedies, Westerns, gangster, war), Walsh made Hollywood history. His life is nothing less than the story of Hollywood itself. Here's a full-bodied account of one of Hollywood's greatest legends.

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

The behind-the-scenes story of how "Casablanca" became an American film classic.

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.

The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler

The documentary covers the origins, history and curious stories behind the production along with a perceptive reading of the film.

Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide

Making of Moontide talking about the production of the movie.

Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox

Brief overview of the two actors at the Fox Studio.